Admissions
A School of Choice
Why Choose Chatham Charter?
One of the first schools to receive a charter in North Carolina, Chatham Charter is one of the few K-12 public schools in the area. With nearly 600 students in three buildings on 85+ acres in Siler City, the school focuses on college readiness, advanced instructional technology, and integration across grade levels and departments. Students come from multiple nearby counties and enjoy the hallmark family atmosphere that stems from small class sizes and low student-to-teacher ratio.
Overview
Chatham Charter is a tuition-free public school. To qualify to attend a North Carolina public school, a student must be a resident of North Carolina. County boundaries or school attendance areas do not affect charter school enrollment. Chatham Charter does not limit admission to students on the basis of intellectual ability, measures of achievement or aptitude, athletic ability, disability, race, creed, gender, national origin or ancestry. The school will host an interest meeting on Wednesday, January 7, at 6:30 pm for potential applicants and their families as well as current eighth graders and their families.
Application
The new student application period at Chatham Charter opens each year on October 1 at 9:00 am and closes at 5:00 pm on the last Friday in January. Applications are for the upcoming school year, not the current one. The online application will be posted on this page during that period of time. Current Chatham Charter students do not have to reapply.
Lottery Information
An electronic lottery is used because more students apply for admission than can be enrolled per grade level. The families of students in the lottery will be notified through email of their acceptance or placement on the waiting list for that application year by mid-February.
Chatham Charter School administers all education programs, employment activities, and admissions without discrimination against any person on the basis of gender, race, color, religion, ethnicity, national origin, age, disability, or other legally-protected classification.
